The Comic Origin Story of Riri Willaims a.k.a. Ironheart She quickly captured fans' hearts in a couple of appearances as a brilliant Black girl and Tony Stark fan who creates her own suit of armor.
BREAKING: Actress Letitia Wright has confirmed that she will return as #Shuri in #IronHeart series! 's song for the movie was meh and tone deaf.
It's a controversial choice as Bast refused her, but it also gives Shuri more agency than her brother. After her bravery and smart wits defeat Morlun and save T'Challa and Storm from the underworld, the Panther God finally recognizes Shuri as the new Black Panther.
Ironheart is Expected to be a Major MCU Player Going Forward
Following her introduction in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Riri Williams is expected to become a major player in the MCU from now on.
Instead of Tony Stark, Ironheart is mentored by Shuri in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, T'Challa's sister who herself becomes the MCU's new Black Panther. Apart from her mentor, another key difference between Ironheart in Marvel Comics and the MCU is that her Mark II armor was made with Wakandan vibranium.
Dominique Thorne portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), first appearing in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and scheduled to star in the Disney+ series Ironheart (2024).
Meet Ironheart, the newest hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Riri Williams made her big screen debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and what a debut it was.
At the end of the war, Tony Stark falls into a coma while fighting Captain Marvel, spurring Riri into continuing his legacy as a hero. With the help of an AI duplicate of Stark, Riri designs an improved suit of armor and takes on the name of Ironheart.
After Boseman's death, Coogler and Cole reworked the story to chronicle Shuri following in her brother's footsteps as she takes up the mantle of Black Panther.
Riri Williams flew onto the screen as the next Iron Man character, Ironheart, complete with a brand new iron suit. After the death of Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark in Avengers Endgame, the thought of a new Iron Man might be a little hard to swallow, but not for the actor himself.
However, in Black Panther, fans were officially introduced to Shuri, T'Challa's younger sister. Shortly after her introduction, she was confirmed to be the smartest character in the MCU, even more so than Tony.
Shawver has revealed that a romantic connection between the new Black Panther Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Talokan's ruler Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) was explored in some takes. Before their epic showdown towards the end of the film, Shuri and Namor had been quite cordial with each other.
It's not hard to see that among all the Avengers, T'Challa is the smartest one. In his own family though, T'Challa will always be second to his extremely intelligent sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright).
The Ironheart suit in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was impressive, but it's likely the last Riri will see of it for a while. Shuri couldn't allow Riri to take it home with her to the States because of the sheer amount of vibranium in it, meaning Riri will have to start from scratch with her next Ironheart suit.
Shuri is not the queen at the end of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Despite having the best claim, she decided to hold onto her title of princess of Wakanda.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Why Did M'Baku Become King Instead of Shuri? In a surprising turn of events, M'Baku becomes King of Wakanda instead of Shuri.
Spoilers follow for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Drumroll, please … the new Black Panther is Shuri, T'Challa's genius younger sister played by Letitia Wright.
In an interview with Empire, Feige says that recasting T'Challa, the proper name of Boseman's character, was not in the cards at that point. “It just felt like it was much too soon to recast,” Feige told Empire. “Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window.
There was a lovely surprise during the end credits of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Shuri journeys to Haiti to grive the passing of T'Challa, and while on the beach, Nakia reveals that T'Challa fathered a child before he passed away.
“Iron Man 4”: Tom Cruise stuns as Tony Stark in jaw-dropping “first look” trailer.
Iron Man Probably Won't Be Back
Bringing Tony Stark back would be a mistake because his character arc is already complete, from a successful billionaire who ran his company named after his father, to a superhero who made it his top priority to protect the world from dangerous threats and weapons of mass destruction.
Robert Downey Jr. made it official on the Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. Yes, Iron Man 4 is happening! The actor says that negotiations are still ongoing for his return in what will be his 7th featured role in a Marvel movie, and his 9th appearance as Tony Stark altogether.
Judas and the Black Messiah star Dominique Thorne is donning the super suit in Wakanda Forever, where the character will be introduced before spinning off into her own Disney+ series, due out late next year.
Riri Williams was a teenage girl who was able to copy Stark's greatest achievement, making her own Iron Man armor. Taking up the name Ironheart, she fought evil and proved to be smarter than Stark. She's not the only one either, as there are other Marvel heroes and villains who are more intelligent than Iron Man.
Nakia (/ˈnɑːkiə/) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira, the character first appeared in Black Panther vol. 3 #1 (November 1998).